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| Sharleen Spiteri |
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"When you become confident you can be naturally sexy. Ooze sex."
-Sharleen Spiteri
| Date of Birth: November 7, 1967 |
| Birthplace: suburban Glasgow |
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| Sharleen's a rugged Scottish lass who has made a horde of cash writing hit singles and running a management company. She's not reserved in the least when it comes to discussing her own career or criticizing her peers, and her openness toward her fans and the public in general makes it easy to admire her. |
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| She fronts the pop-rock band Texas, and she's written so many hits with them that they pretty much have a slot reserved on the UK Top Ten charts. Their first smash single, "I Don't Want A Lover," was re-released in 2001, and enjoyed the same reception it first had in 1988. |
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Sharleen Spiteri was born November 7, 1967. Her birthplace was suburban Glasgow, but she was raised in the Scottish countryside, in the small town of Balloch, on the banks of the Loch Lomond.
Her surroundings provided her with consistent outdoor adventuring, and the fractured wrist, finger, and four broken noses she suffered throughout her childhood are a testament to her affinity for mountaineering (a pastime she continues to indulge in to this day).
Sharleen was raised in a musical family: her father, a merchant seaman, played the violin, and her mother sang. The Spiteri household was filled with the sounds of classic rock and soul, two influences that would come to bear on Sharleen's own musical style.
Sharleen's plans to attend the Glasgow School of Art were thwarted when she took on a Saturday job as a hairdresser. She found that she was quite good with a pair of scissors -- brilliant, in fact -- and at age 17 she moved to Glasgow to work full-time. Sharleen's career as a hairdresser took off instantly; working for the international chain Irvine Rusk, it wasn't long before she was whisked around the globe to work at magazine photo sessions.
Working in fashion led to moving in fashionable circles, and it was thus that Sharleen met Johnny McElhone. McElhone was a former member of the Scottish pop group Altered Images, and in the midst of creating a new band. Sharleen had just bought her first guitar -- having been inspired by The Clash -- and asked to audition. McElhone was impressed with her voice, other band members were signed up, and Texas was born. |
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